That picture still features a fountain pen, but the focus is on the guy next to it. You may think these are siblings, actually they are rivals. The Sailor "poketto" pen on the left is a fountain pen. The Pilot on the right is not.
Although this little Pilot is a rollerball, it has three things I like that (somewhat) relates to fountain pens:
Let's point out the obvious: The insert was made by Cross, so I assume it's something kinda standard refill format that you still can get today. This is *not* what impressed me.
No.1, I love the proportion of the cap vs the barrel. Only a few fountain pens have the same thing going on, mostly on old "safety" fountain pens.
No.2, there isn't a split in the middle of the barrel like the typical rollerball. The refill is installed on a "blind cap" at the end of the barrel, very reminiscent of fountain pen design.
And lastly no.3, it's a well-made pen. The build is just as good as any higher end Pilot pens. The threads are precise, feels good, the cap snap is satisfying.
So in the end, the existence of this pen made me wonder if there is actually the FP version, which I'd love to get my hands on.
Also, apparently vertical stripes were popular back then in the 1970s.
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